I also have a one-piece 5x7 holder for my Zone-6 series II. This holder incorporates two rather heavy pieces of optical glass. The first of these rests permanently in the bottom of the holder's "well" (cut out portion). The negative rests on top of this piece, and the second glass rests on top of the negative. Works really well - especially after I added a couple of gaffer-tape "tabs" to the top glass...making it much easier to lift the top glass away from the holder.
At any rate, Richard Ritter made this holder - and you might want to contact him for further info. Good luck!
John,
Your description sounds EXACTLY like the Z6 negative carrier I designed about 10 years ago. And coincidently, I sent my plans to Richard Ritter to have him machine a single copy of my design.
Could Richard have made more than one copy of my design?
My design had cutouts, or ramps, machined into the metal on each side (L and R) of the “glass well” you mention, starting about half way up and continuing to the edge of the carrier. This was to allow a longer film strip.
See my post from June 26, 2009 along with a picture, (there was a url link here which no longer exists)
Care to post a picture of the one you're describing?
I’m just curious, because I didn’t think my design was very good, with light falloff near the edges, newton rings, damage to the negative strip, and excessive dust and scratches (4 glass surfaces to keep pristine). So I quit using it, in favor of a single piece of glass cut to fit the Z6, onto which I tape the ends of my negative.
